Milgriam And The Variations Flashcards
What was the aim of Milgrim’s study
To investigate destructive obedience(if a person will follow instruction to harm another if instructed by an authority figure)
How were participants recruited?
In the newspaper, labelled “study of memory”
How much ere participants payed?
$4.50
Who was the confederate(actor)
Mr Wallace
What role did the actor take on
The role of the learner
What increments was voltage applied in
15 volts
What were the prompts that milgrim used
‘You must go on.’
‘You have no choice.’
‘The experiment requires you to continue’
How many participants continued to 450V
65% (26/40)
How many participants continued to 300V
100%(40/40)
What was Milgrim’s 7th variation
Telephone instructions/Closeness of authority
What was Milgrim’s 10th variation
Rundown office/institutional context
What was Milgrim’s 13th variation
Ordinary man giving orders
What was the change in procedure in the 7th variation
Experimenter began giving instructions in the same room but left during the experiment - then communicated by telephone.
What were the results of the 7th variation?
Obedience dropped from 26 to 9. Participants were lowering shocks instead of increasing voltage and didn’t confess
What is the conclusion of Milgrim’s original experiment
Levels of obedience decreased after potential harm but all participants believed that prompts her important
What is the conclusion of Milgrm’s 7th experiment
When authority was not face to face it was harder to obey.Physical presence is an important force
What was the aim of Milgrim’s 10th study
To see if the change of setting(a run down office) and no credible connection to Yale would affect participation
What was the procedure of the 10th variation
Same procedure as the original study was followed except the lab was clean and minimally furnished
What were the results if Milgrims’s 10th variation
Participants questioned the morality and legitimacy of the experiment and obedience dropped a little from 65% to 47.5%
What was the conclusion of migrim’s 10th variation
Legitimacy of setting has a slight difference in obedience
What was the aim of Milgrim’s 13th variation
To see if a man with no authority would affected obedience
What is the procedure of the 13th variation?
Experiment gives instruction on shock administration but gets called to leave the room.Accomplice who recorded result takes role of suggesting to increase voltage
What were the results of the 13th variation
80%(16/20) participants broke instruction. 4/20 went to maximum. When accomplice took over,16/20 watched him administer shocks. 16 bystanders protested and 5 attempted to disconnect power/physically restrain.
What is the conclusion of 13th variation
Levels of obedience fell heavily and participants didn’t obey an ordinary man giving instruction
